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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1916
Page
12
The Frontier celebration is planned for July 25 to 29 under the 1916 Frontier Committee. Initial agreements indicate a five day program with potential extension to five days starting Tuesday July 25 to accommodate regional summer celebrations.
The notice states that the final attractions will be bucked and dates wired to air rallredda and to the headquarters of proposed conventions that will convene if Cheyenne just before or during the celebration.
Chicago March 1 The city council will hold a hearing on the spit salary scandal sparked by charges from Mrs Page Waller Haton against Mrs Laurie Cathorne Rowe. The council is expected to examine the entire set of accusations tonight.
Two are reported killed and a number injured when a Denver and Rio Grande passenger train hits a slide near Montrose in a snowstorm. Wires down and details scarce as rescue work continues.
Local merchants Shepard & Klett Clothing and Jankine Shoe Co sponsor a Culver racer giveaway. With every fifty cent cash purchase at either store, shoppers receive a coupon for a free chance to win a car. Cars are fully equipped and can travel 25 miles per hour.
Morrie Ginn berg jailed on an attempt to murder charge for harming his wife. He then tried to take his own life by swallowing 35 cents in change. He survived, and recovered both money and health.
A rumor claims Superintendent Feo ordered Cheyenne teachers to introduce preparedness as a subject. The fragment mentions a student named Little Johnnie and a rough dialogue about choosing between lesson and work, reflecting chaotic school discussions.
Three people died when an Iron Mountain passenger train crashed into a wagon at a crossing near Inola Oklahoma on March 1. Seven children were injured, some seriously, including the wagon occupants J. J. Stiles the driver Tilday Reynolds and Thomas Cummins.
A jumble of local notices advertising watch repair piano shop auto hire and social events. Items mention Miller's watch repairs 1709 Carey Ave Maccabee's dances Wednesdays and Saturdays and Knight Campbell Music Co 1707 Carey Ave. Also references to Lande Drug Co and Mark Chapman insurance and houses with street addresses 19th and Carey Ave.
Cheyenne creates a 22 member volunteer reserve fire fighting corps led by Chief Perry Hoyt and assistant T Joe Cahill. Members will receive full gear and organized drills at Central Station with names and contact details filed with Chief Taylor.
A wartime meeting in the Guild Hall inaugurated a national economy drive. Lord Mayor presided with speakers Karl Kitchener, A. K. Haldane, Reginald McKenna, and Boyar Law among the officials.
An order authorized restoring entry to 112,048 acres of public land in western Wyoming and 10,988 acres in western central Montana. The phosphate reserve later found not to contain phosphate.
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